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Sudan at UPR: An opportunity to support domestic calls for urgent reforms
Sudan at UPR: An opportunity to support domestic calls for urgent reforms
25 October 2021 — the Sudanese military, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power through a coup, arresting members of the…
Cynthia Ibale
Jan 31, 2022
The 38th session of the Universal Periodic Review: Improving digital rights protection in Namibia…
The 38th session of the Universal Periodic Review: Improving digital rights protection in Namibia…
The 38th session of the Human Rights Council (the Council) held from 3 to 13 May 2021. At the session, the human rights records of our…
Tomiwa Ilori
Sep 1, 2021
Namibia and digital rights protection at the 38th UPR session: Consolidating hard work through the…
Namibia and digital rights protection at the 38th UPR session: Consolidating hard work through the…
Namibia has ratified major human rights treaties in order to signal its readiness to carry out its obligations to protect human rights…
Tomiwa Ilori
Sep 1, 2021
Mozambique’s third UPR cycle and the need to improve its digital rights protection
Mozambique’s third UPR cycle and the need to improve its digital rights protection
Tomiwa Ilori
Sep 1, 2021
Protecting digital rights in Sierra Leone through the Universal Periodic Review
Protecting digital rights in Sierra Leone through the Universal Periodic Review
Sierra Leone has ratified seven of the nine major international human rights treaties since its independence in 1962. In order to…
Tomiwa Ilori
Sep 1, 2021
Lebanon at the 37th session of the UPR: leveraging digital rights protection for socio-economic…
Lebanon at the 37th session of the UPR: leveraging digital rights protection for socio-economic…
On 10 December 1948, Lebanon was one of the original three countries that began the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights…
Tomiwa Ilori
Jun 29, 2021
Rwanda at the 37th UPR session: leaps, hurdles and opportunities
Rwanda at the 37th UPR session: leaps, hurdles and opportunities
On 25 January 2021, during the 37th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the HRC) held virtually, Rwanda’s human rights…
David Nshuti
May 13, 2021
International Silence on Human Rights Online Alarms Front-Line Activists
International Silence on Human Rights Online Alarms Front-Line Activists
Activists discuss their campaigning and disappointments around Liberia and Malawi’s third UPR cycle
Hannah Machlin
Mar 2, 2021
A Digital Diagnosis: Part 2
A Digital Diagnosis: Part 2
How the global pandemic has changed human rights online in Kenya, Gambia, Jordan and Rwanda
Roary
Aug 13, 2020
A Digital Diagnosis: Part 1
A Digital Diagnosis: Part 1
How the global pandemic has changed human rights online in Lebanon, Turkey, Liberia and Malawi.
Roary
Jul 1, 2020
A Deadly Silence on Digital Rights at Iran’s UPR
A Deadly Silence on Digital Rights at Iran’s UPR
The world ignored digital rights during Iran’s UPR in November. Hundreds were killed a week later under the shadow of an internet shutdown.
James Marchant
Jan 17, 2020
Advocates assemble!
Advocates assemble!
Become an expert in the Universal Periodic Review today
Bronwen Robertson
Nov 21, 2019
Hitting ‘Refresh’ on Digital Rights in the DRC
Hitting ‘Refresh’ on Digital Rights in the DRC
After going to Geneva to put digital rights on the agenda, Arsène Tungali tuned in to see whether the international community was…
Arsène Tungali
Jun 11, 2019
Making Yourself Heard at the UPR — Writing a Stakeholder Submission
Making Yourself Heard at the UPR — Writing a Stakeholder Submission
Engaging with the UPR can be a headache for civil society. Here’s a guide to getting your human rights concerns on the record.
James Marchant
Jun 10, 2019
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Design Process
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Design Process
Documenting the Iteration, exploration and collaboration behind designing digital rights advocacy packs for the Universal Periodic Review.
Surasti Puri
May 10, 2019
Submitting Evidence on Digital Rights in The Gambia
Submitting Evidence on Digital Rights in The Gambia
CIPESA’s Ashnah Kalemera sets out the case for documenting digital rights violations and submitting evidence to the UN’s OHCHR.
Ashnah Kalemera
Apr 16, 2019
#UPR33: A Pressing Need for Digital Rights Recommendations for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
#UPR33: A Pressing Need for Digital Rights Recommendations for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Arsene Tungali makes the case that countries planning to make human rights recommendations to the DRC need to prioritise digital rights.
Arsène Tungali
Apr 5, 2019
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